SIAM Workshop on Network Science (NS14)

Network science is a mathematically rich, multi-disciplinary field that studies a vast set of problems from social networks, biology, chemistry, power systems, and information retrieval. The goal of network science is to understand the commonalities and differences among the graphs and networks underlying these problems, their impact on each application, and the new mathematics needed to accomplish these tasks. For instance, one of the most striking features of the natural networks (e.g., social networks) and semi-engineering systems (e.g., the power grid) is that they lack the regularity of grids and meshes, which are common in engineering and scientific computing.

The goal of this workshop is to foster the budding community within SIAM that studies these problems by providing participants with a venue to interact, collaborate, and discuss this emerging field.